JEE Mains 2026 Result LIVE: NTA to declare BTech results by February 16; marks vs percentile, cut-offs

JEE Mains 2026 Result Date: The JEE Mains 2026 session 1 results will be declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) by February 16. The JEE Main session 1 result can be accessed through the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates who appeared for the computer-based JEE Main session 1 exams will be able to download the JEE Main scorecard using their application number, password or date of birth.

The JEE Main session 1 was held between January 21 and 29 in multiple shifts. The NTA published the JEE Mains 2026 session 1 provisional answer key along with the response sheet on February 4. Around 13.5 lakh candidates were able to challenge the JEE Mains 2026 session 1 provisional answer key by February 6 by paying a requisite fee of Rs 200 per objection.

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JEE Mains 2026 Result: New date and time

The National Testing Agency has announced the result date for JEE Mains 2026 session 1. However, the timings for the scorecard are yet to be announced. The testing agency will declare the JEE Mains 2026 session 1 results by February 16.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) follows a normalisation process to ensure fairness towards the candidates who appeared in multiple shifts of the JEE Mains 2026 session 1.

The normalisation process is a method to compare a candidate's performance across multiple shifts with varying difficulty levels. The National Testing Agency - NTA - converts raw marks into a standardised NTA score or percentile from 100 to 0.

What are the JEE Mains 2026 qualifying marks?

The qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2026 is expected to be between 93 and 94 for general, 80 to 81 for Economically Weaker Section - EWS, 79 to 81 for Other Backward Classes (OBC) - Non Creamy Layer (NCL), 61 to 63 for Scheduled Caste (SC), and 47 to 50 for Scheduled Tribe (ST).

What after JEE Mains 2026 session 1 results?

Of the total 13.5 lakh candidates who appeared for the JEE Mains 2026 session 1, only 2.5 lakh aspirants will be able to qualify for the engineering entrance examination. JEE Mains 2026-qualified candidates will have the option to either appear for JEE Advanced or use their scores to get admission at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.

Candidates will also be able to estimate their potential colleges using their JEE Mains 2026 session 1 score through Careers360’s college predictor tool.

As per the marking scheme, the NTA will deduct one mark for incorrect answers, whereas four marks will be awarded for each correct response. Notably, no marks will be charged for not answering or unanswered questions.

In addition, the JEE Mains 2026 session 2 registrations are open till February 25, and candidates who wish to improve their scores can appear again. The NTA will conduct the computer-based JEE mains 2026 session 2 from April 2 to 9 in two shifts.

JEE Main 2026: Marks vs percentile

The National Testing Agency will soon declare the JEE Mains 2026 results for candidates seeking admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs,and GFTIs. Here is the expected JEE Mains 2026 marks vs percentile table for candidates to calculate their probable percentile using marks.

Candidates scoring between 70 and 89 marks in JEE Mains 2026 session 1 can expect a percentile range from 87.5 to 92.0 percent.